Orbea

We take a close look at Orbea’s long-awaited disc-updated version of the Ordu.

Orbea pulled off an impressive feat by engineering the Ordu to be more user-friendly, faster and lighter compared to the previous version.

Over the coming weeks we’ll be featuring close-up looks at triathlon bikes, spanning a variety of price points.

Finally, Orbea has created a cutting edge tri bike—not only geometrically, but also with modern frame features and aerodynamic sculpting.

With less than a week until the Ironman World Championship, Craig “Crowie” Alexander has officially (and somewhat unsurprisingly) announced his split with Orbea on Facebook today.

Orbea-sponsored triathlete Craig Alexander won the Ironman World Championship 70.3 on an unlabeled bike that appears to be a Cervelo P4.

Don’t want to lug your bike to a race? Rent a Tri-Cycle.

The incredible field at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon isn’t the only attraction this week. As the first major international race of the year, the ADIT is our first look at the bikes the world’s best triathletes will be racing on in 2011.